On October 1, 2015, the first day of federal fiscal year
2016, the federal financial participation (FFP) rate for Title IV-E Adoption
Assistance will change slightly to 62.47% of the cost of each monthly
payment. The non-federal portion will be
37.53% of the cost of each payment.
As readers will recall, the first portion of a federal Title IV-E
Adoption Assistance payment of up to $250 per month is covered entirely by
federal and state funds. The county is responsible for the non-federal
portion of any adoption assistance payment over $250 up to the child’s foster
care payment rate.
The following examples illustrate the costs to Ohio Counties of various monthly adoption assistance payments.
FFP FFY 2016,
October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016
Federal
Share 62.47%; Non-Federal Share 37.53%
County
AA Payment Cost
$300 |
$18.77
|
$400
|
$56.30
|
$500
|
$93.83
|
$600
|
$131.36
|
$700
|
$168.89
|
$800
|
$206.42
|
$900
|
$243.95
|
$1,000
|
$281.48
|